Hessle
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 All Saints' Church at Southgate |
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| Hessle shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 15,000 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | TA034264 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HESSLE |
| Postcode district | HU13 |
| Dialling code | 01482 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
Hessle is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Kingston upon Hull city centre. Geographically it is part of a larger urban area which consists of the city of Kingston upon Hull, the town of Hessle and a number of other villages but is not part of the city. It is on the north bank of the Humber Estuary where the Humber Bridge crosses.
According to the 2011 UK census, Hessle parish had a population of 15,000, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 14,767.
The centre of Hessle is the Square. There are many shops and a small bus station, which was refitted in 2007. Hessle All Saints' Church is located just off the Square and was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. Hessle Town Hall was built in 1897 and is situated at the top of South Lane. Hessle Police Station is next door to the town hall at the top of South Lane and the corner of Ferriby Road.
The site of Hessle High School, situated on Heads Lane, is centred on a building donated to the Education Authority by Algernon Barkworth, a survivor of the Titanic sinking. Its education standards remain moderate to high, with it having a Specialist Science College status and achieving some of the best results in the county. Despite having specialist science status, the school has a considerable reputation in the area for its music making. In the late 1960s and '70s, a considerable number of pupils from the school were admitted to music colleges and ex-pupils are to be found, now, in all areas of the music profession.
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